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I've been usurped!

We went on a day trip to Volterra today and visited the Etruscan Museum I call the handle museum. There is a room full of cups that make me want to run to the studio make some cups and then run back to look at some other sources of inspiration. There are upside down handles, roundie handles, handles with bridges and every handle I think I invented was done over 500 years ago. If you thought I made wide handles these dudes have me beat by a country mile. We had a great day with truffles, cheese, wine and good company. Volterra is not yet been all that discovered by foreigners so it was predominantly Italians. What a great motorcycle ride on the winding roading leading to this walled town.

About Me

Tony Clennell, MFA, RCA, is a second generation potter that has been making pottery for over 35 years. He has taught workshops in Canada, USA, Japan, China, Korea, Wales and Italy. He has a Master of Fine Arts from Utah State University and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He is author of “Stuck in the Mud”a book of irreverent tales, BS and nonsense.